Receptacle and lighter



NOV. 10, 19.31.' A, LElTHEUSER 7 1,831,014

RECEPTACLE AND LI GHTER Filed March l4, 1929 /2 i a I m 2 14 i i /0 5/56 m vE TOR BY a AT RNEY Patented Nov.: 10, 1931 PATENT QFFl'CE ANDREWLEITHEUSER, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY RECEZPTACLE LIGHTER Applicationfiled March 14, 1929. Serial No. 348,886

This invention relates to an improved receptacle and lighter, thereceptacle being adapted for holding cigarettes, cigars or tobacco.

The object of the invention is to combine these two articles not onlyfor assembly but to enable the lighter to be lighted when the lid of thereceptacle is being closed. Furthermore, the lighter has a cover or lidwhich can not be latched in closed position unless the main lid isclosed. This assures closing of the two lids and also prevents thelighting of the lighter While it is in the pocket.

The invention relates to certain details of construction which will bemore fully def scribed hereinafter and finally embodied in the clausesof the claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my combined case andlighter. Figure 2 is a section through the lighter part, partly brokenaway. Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 in Figure 2. Figure 1 is aperspective view of i the combined push rod and latch used in thelighter.

In the article that I have invented, the receptacle, which I shall callthe case, and the lighter are combined in a way to provide 80 forcoordinating the parts so that when the lid of the case is released andflies open by spring pressure it releases the lid of the lighter whichalso is opened -by a spring and then when a cigarette or the like-isremoved from the case and the lid of the case is snapped shut itactuates the spark mechanism to ignite the wick of the lighter. Thisaction also laces the latch that holds the lid of the lig ter closed inosition to engage the lid of the lighter an when this latter lid isclosed the whole device is again entirely closed. y

In the drawings I have shown a cigarette case as comprising thereceptacle, the case "hold the lid shut and the lip can be released 20exposed for ignition. The ignition is by,

beingshown at 10 and the lid being shown at 11, these parts being hingedtogether at by pressing on the finger piece 16. The lighter isillustrated in general by the reference numeral 17 and comprises theusual fuel space 18 with a wick 19 that has its end means of the usualflint which I show at 21 which is pressed by a spring 23 in the holder22 against the rough sparking wheel 24: which is readily rotatable on ashaft 25 The sparking wheel is rotated in one direction by the pinion 26which has a slight side motion on a shaft 25 so that the ratchet 27 isnot operative when the pinion 26 rotates in the reverse direction.

. A spring 28 abuts on the pinion 26 and on the arm 29 to yieldinglyhold the pinion against the sparking wheel. The pinion is rotated by asliding rack 30 which has teeth 31 that mesh with the teeth of thepinion 26. This rack or bar 30 has a head 32 andis nor-' mally heldretreated by a spring 33 which bears againstthe front wall 3d of thelighter and on the end of a sleeve 35 which is fastened to the head 32.The spring 33 and the sleeve 35 surround-the pin 36 which keepstheni'aligned. The head 32 is on the outside I of the back wall 37 ofthe lighter and is engaged by the part 38 of the lid 11 which is beyondthe partition 39 of the lid which partition acts as the end of the comartment that holds the cigarettes or the li e. The lighter has a lid40-which is normally pushed open by a. spring 41 and is hinged at 42 soas to be swung to uncover the lighter to enable the flame of the end 20of the wick to be utilized; v I v The lid has a. catch 40 which isdisposed sothat it will engage the latch 42 which is at the end of thebar 30 but this engagement can not take place unless the bar 30 ispushed '90 forward which is normally done by the part 38 of the lid 11but in case of failure to ignite it can be operated by hand as will beseen from Figure 1.

In usin the device it will be assumed in 9 this description that the'lid11 is shut and the supplemental lid 40 is shut. When the cigarette is tobe extiacted and lighted the finger piece 16 is pushed and the 11d 11flies open under the influence of the spring13, ml

gers of the hand. This pushes the bar 30 for- .fiies open under theinfluence of the spring 40a. All this takes place instantaneously. Acigarette is then extracted and the lid 11 v is snapped shut between thethumb and fin-.

ward, the rack 31 rotates the pinion 36 which operates the spark wheeland the wick is ignited. The lid 11 is held in its closed position bythe catch 14 and the lip 15 and the lid thus holds the bar 30 initsforward posi-' tion. As the cigarette is lighted the lid 40 is closedand it will stay shut because latch 42 is advanced to the position whereit receives the catch 40a.- The front wall of the lighter has a recessor hole 43 into or through which the latch 42 can project. The lid canbe provided with a snufier or extinguisher 4A WhlCh passes down over thewick and the small opening through which it projects.

The cap 45 indicates a closure for the usual filler opening throughwhich fuel can be supplied to the reservoir ofthe lighter.

Various changes can be made in the form and relative positions of theparts of this device without departing from the scope of the inventionas defined in the claims,

I claini:

1. A receptacle and a lighter secured together, a hinged lid to coverboth, an ignition device in the lighter and including a push rodhaving ahead onone end and a catch engaging part on the other end, the headbeing disposed so as to be pushed when the lid is closed whereby thelighter is actuated and the catch engaging end of the rod presented tolocking position, and a supplemental-lid on the lighter with. a catch toen- I gage the said catch-engaging end of the rod.

' 2. A combined receptacle and lighter having a lid for closingthereceptacleand for engaging the lighter whenclosed, a. lid on thelighter and a catch for the latter lid moved into locking position bythe lid'of the reone structure, a lid hinged on the receptacle,

ceptacle.v 7 v 3. A combined lighter and receptacle, a hinged lid on.the receptaTcle, a sparking device in the lighter including a push rodslidable therein,'one end of the rod being exposed for engagement by thelid,4.the other end having a means forretaining a second lid, and a saidsecond lid arrangedon the lighter with a catch for engaging theretaining end of the rod. a v

4. A receptacle and a lighter combined in a spring to force the lid 0 enwhen released, a

lid on the lighter, the atter lid having a spring to force\the lid openwhen released, and a latch for engaging the second lid to retain it inclosed position, and a. spring for pushing the latch to non-engagingposition,

i the latch being located so as to be held in engagin position by theclosed lid of the receptac e.

' 5. A receptacle and lighter combined in. I

one article, a spring lid on the receptacle, :1 spring lid on thelighter, a spring latch. for the second lid and located so that it isheld in looking position by the lid on the receptacle, whereby theopening of receptacle 'lid

